If any person had told the Parliament which met in terror and perplexity after the crash of 1720 that in 1830 the wealth of England would surpass all their wildest dreams, that the annual revenue would equal the principal of that debt which they considered an intolerable burden, that for one man of

My personal view is always I’m in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That’s after all what we were elected for.

We should no longer seek to have Budget surplus by end of Parliament. We should avoid tax rises

I look forward to continuing the debate about Britain’s future – in Parliament and across the country

If you’re a part of my family, I will love you violently.

There is no demonstration against Zionism, because even the European Parliament regards such a demonstration as anti-Semitic.

A member of Parliament to Disraeli: ‘Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.